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I don't see it as a brewing crutch when some of the best pro brewers use it. If it's good enough for Vinnie Cilurzo, it's good enough for me. Also, while it's technically a crystal malt, given that it doesn't add color or flavor, I don't really treat it as such. I use it in recipes where I...

I find that too much crystal malt + citrusy hops gives off a sweet tea character. Just not my thing. Obviously there are tons of IPAs made with crystal so don't be scared away, just only use enough to add some flavor but not too much that it becomes dominant. I think 4-6oz of a lower crystal...

My beer showed that even with a 1oz KO addition of a potent hop like citra, it doesn't mean it would overpower. I think to achieve what I was aiming for, I would've had to go 1.5oz or more at KO. The spices, orange zest, and yeast had no problems showing through.

The cans were also contract brewed at Gluek in Minnesota for awhile. Not sure if they still are. Gluek brewed some horrible beers. I always felt 21st amendment was doing themselves a disservice with their contracted cans.

use magnum for your bittering hop. I dont know why everyone was saying you should use centennial...its a bittering addition. The difference in flavor you get from a magnum compared to a centennial bittering addition is negligible. myself, I wouldve done the FWH. I always do. My hop schedule is...

I growler condition all of the time. They are my "party" bottles. Ive never had any issues.

I think with all of that dark malt you are going to need some crystal malt to balance it. As it is, I think it's going to be overly roasty and likely a bit acrid.

The stuff at the brewpub is tasty. The cans are horrible. Pretty much all of their beers are like that.

The goal with this beer was to add a hop note to the profile without masking any of the other subtleties. Tasting it now that it's carbonated I can assure you the dominant flavors are the yeast, orange zest, and coriander. There is a soft hop flavor that adds a little citrus, grassy note. The...

Believe me, I dont care about the guideline as far as winning medals and such. I respect the guideline as a baseline for the beer style, but allows me to tweak to my own tastes. For the record, I take back my initial thoughts. I tasted it again since chilling the keg and the hop character is...

I just used good ol navel oranges in a recent wit and the orange flavor is huge. .5oz. I would just go to your produce market and try the different oranges and tangerines available. Just dig your nail into the zest and smell the oil and whichever grabs you, use it. That's what I did.

I disagree with the majority of homebrewers since I don't particularly brew to style because I'm trying to create my own unique niche as far as my brewing style. That said, no reason to get heated when we disagree. As for the beer, it's tasty but it has no real hop flavor, even with the late...

Agreed. If you want sweeter you need more crystal. I wouldn't be against upping the 60 to 1lb. Since caramel/toffee notes are standard for a brown, I think you are way low. Also, since 05 dries beers out, I would mash high around 154.

for an extract recipe, just some crystal and carafa and you should be fine. I would stick with lower crystals like 40L, max 60L. as for hops, from what Ive tasted in some of the better ones compared to the lesser ones, I prefer more Piney, Herbal, floral hops over the big grapefruit/citrusy...

my only concern is 2.5lbs of dark roasted malt vs 1lb of crystal. From what ive seen, the closer they are the more balanced the flavor is. Not too sweet, but not too roasty it becomes acrid. Thats my worry with yours. Too much roasted malts and it can become overly roasty and astringent. But at...

What is it you think its missing? Do you want more caramel/toffee notes? chocolate? nuttiness? fruity notes? they can all be tweaked with very minor changes... caramel toffee...up the crystal malts a little (i use 1.5lbs in my brown) chocolate...use some pale chocolate, or maybe just a touch...

That's the west coast IPA. The imperial is summit and nugget hops and an obviously bigger imperial grain bill

I actually went ahead and brewed it as is on my recipe with one big exception. I halved it and brewed up a 2.5gal batch. Its a new recipe anyhow, so why not have less commitment. I kept the carawheat just to see what the flavor is. I used half of what I would melanoidin since it was 40L as...

Thats good to hear. Ive always thought about it but didnt want to lose the clarity of the beer. How much wheat do you think you can add without adding the wheat haze?

I've always thought of carapils as a dextrine malt, not so much a crystal malt as it doesn't have the caramel note in the flavor. It's all just a technicality. If there was advice attached to the original comment, I wouldn't have reacted. It was also a long day and I was irritable. When I...